* In her empirical study of the development of conscience, [[Barbara Stilwell]] of the [[Indiana University]] School of Medicine describes the child’s quest for parental approval as the foundation for the emergence of conscience. She found that a child’s development of a sense of [[morality]], ability to regulate impulses and emotions, and capacity for [[empathy]] with others is based on the child’s attachment to its parents, especially in the early years to its mother. [http://thewaronintimacy.com/chapter_12.html] | * In her empirical study of the development of conscience, [[Barbara Stilwell]] of the [[Indiana University]] School of Medicine describes the child’s quest for parental approval as the foundation for the emergence of conscience. She found that a child’s development of a sense of [[morality]], ability to regulate impulses and emotions, and capacity for [[empathy]] with others is based on the child’s attachment to its parents, especially in the early years to its mother. [http://thewaronintimacy.com/chapter_12.html] |